The daily struggles of divorced women in ancient times

The rain stopped after two days, and the exile team was almost out of ammunition and food.

Due to the lack of food these two days, except for cooking for Zhao Erhu and his group, Xia Mianwan only dared to secretly feed Chen Ge'er and Yu Jie'er some bagged toast from the bakery in the supermarket when everyone was asleep.

The toast is soft and fragrant, without too much smell, and is perfect for eating away from others.

Of course, she could only eat these. There was no place to hide in the cave, and it would be strange if a person disappeared out of thin air. Therefore, Xia Mianwan only dared to take out some bread, milk, etc. under the cover of the quilt.

After the rain stopped, Zhao Erhu led everyone to set off quickly, trying to reach the post station before the sun set.

After two days of rest, everyone's bodies could no longer adapt to the intensity of the journey, so many prisoners who had little family background fell directly on the road.

Some of them really can't walk anymore, while others are just throwing tantrums and acting like scoundrels.

Zhao Erhu didn't care about the reason and whipped everyone who fell down and couldn't get up.

Under Zhao Erhu's whip, no one dared to slack off anymore and just kept their heads down and hurried forward.

There was also good news. After two days of nursing, the two brothers of the Zhang family finally recovered. Mrs. Zhang was very moved and wanted to work like a slave for Xia Mianwan.

Finally, after a day of intensive travel, the exile team finally arrived at Zhangling Post Station.

Arriving at the post station, Zhao Erhu breathed a sigh of relief and hurried to the post station to replenish dry food and water.

Zhangling Posthouse was not big. Except for Zhao Erhu and a few yamen runners, everyone else could only sleep on the floor in the lobby if they did not pay for a guest room.

Xia Mianwan saw that two families in the exile team asked for three rooms, so she went up to inquire about the price of the rooms.

There are three guest rooms left in the inn at the moment, and each room costs 2 taels of silver.

When Zhou heard the price, she was a little discouraged. She didn't know how much silver Xia Mianwan had left behind. When their family arrived in the north, they would have to build a house and settle down, and she didn't know if this money would be enough.

Xia Mianwan understood Zhou's idea, but the money was enough, so Xia Mianwan took the initiative to request three guest rooms.

"Mother, the most urgent thing is for all of us to reach the north safely. We have enough money, don't worry." Xia Mianwan said to Zhou.

Seeing that Xia Mianwan knew what was going on, Zhou didn't say much. After all, who would be willing to sleep in the lobby when they had a room to stay in?

"Grandmother, mother, and aunt live in one room, my brother and sister-in-law and I, Lingwan and Yujie live in another room, Xiaoqi and Xiaocheng can live in another room with Chenge. The Zhang family is helpless. After all, we can only help in emergencies but not in poverty. We can't take care of them all the time." Xia Mianwan said.

Old Mrs. Zheng thought Xia Mianwan’s arrangement was very good, and nodded to let Zheng Xiaoqi go and ask for a guest room.

After arriving at the rooms, Xia Mianwan spent another 10 or 2 taels of silver to order hot water for all three rooms. They hadn't taken a bath during the entire journey and their heads were covered with lice.

If possible, she didn't want to spend money to bathe in the post station, because she was a prisoner and the price of hot water was sky-high. However, Xia Mianwan felt so itchy all over that she couldn't stand it. Anyway, she had enough money, so it didn't matter if it was a little more expensive.

After Xia Mianwan and Zheng Lingwan helped each other wash their hair, they chatted on the side.

"Sister-in-law, are you afraid?" Zheng Lingwan had already been engaged, but because of the exile, her engagement was of course broken off. The Chen family was even afraid of being implicated, so they hurriedly asked someone to stuff the marriage certificate into their hands.

Xia Mianwan smiled and said, "Lingwan, you have to believe that everyone has their own destiny, and don't be obsessed. Good times have their own good fortunes, and bad times have their own bad fortunes. As long as we stick to our original intentions and don't fear difficulties, there will definitely be a way forward. So, don't be afraid! This world demands a lot from women, you have to think more clearly, so that you can see far, understand?"

"Yes!"

"Mianwan, I never realized that you are such a smart and tenacious person. Now it seems that what outsiders say is not entirely true." Zhu said.

Xia Mianwan became interested at this time and asked with a smile: "Oh? What do outsiders say about me?"

"My relatives told me for a long time before I got married that your sister-in-law looks kind and cheerful but is actually cold-hearted, and that I must be on guard against her. But in my opinion, your sister-in-law is good in every way and outsiders' comments are nothing but harsh criticisms of women." Zhu is truly a wonderful person. Her words make people feel like spring breeze with just a glance in her eyes.

Xia Mianwan laughed out loud, "Maybe others are not wrong, my personality may not be so cold."

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Early the next morning, the exile team was rushed forward. Time was really tight. It was very cold in the north in winter. If they didn't arrive in the north at a specific time and were stuck on the road, it would be a big trouble.

The march of the exile team was numb, but fortunately the officials were in charge and there were no bandits or robbers coming up to rob them.

The two brothers of the Zhang family were almost fully recovered, and there was limited space on the donkey cart. Seeing that the two children had recovered, Xia Mianwan let only the two children take turns riding in the cart.

Along the way, Xia Mianwan was exhausted. After all, she was a stay-at-home girl before she transmigrated into the book. How could she withstand such strenuous exercise? Moreover, her shoes were worn out from walking all the way. When Xia Mianwan passed by a county market, she bought more than 20 pairs of shoes. Fortunately, these shoes were not too expensive, only 25 cents a pair.

By the way, in this county, Xia Mianwan also spent five taels of silver to fill the space with some local specialty smoked meat and bacon.

Every time Xia Mianwan bought something, she would give some gifts to Zhao Erhu and his brothers, so Zhao Erhu would not be too strict about her buying some food and loading it on the donkey cart.

So, he stockpiled supplies as he traveled. Xia Mianwan spent a lot of money, but he also stockpiled a variety of supplies.

Before going to bed, Xia Mian took inventory and found that he had spent a total of three hundred taels on purchasing supplies along the way, and most of these three hundred taels were spent on food and clothes.

Xia Mianwan didn't have much idea about the North, but she had learned from Zhao Erhu that supplies were very scarce in the North, so when they arrived in the North, how to live would be the first thing their family would have to consider.

Fortunately, the dog emperor was not too cruel to force them to become military households, otherwise Zheng Xiaoqi and Zheng Xiaocheng would have suffered, and their brother's future would have been hindered.

It doesn’t matter if you have a bad hand, but you still have to play a card no matter how bad it is!